Festivals around the world

Throughout the year, we humans seek a reason to celebrate. So in this edition we have compiled a list of festivals which are celebrated around the world. Some of them are well known while others might be relatively unknown. But all these festivals have one thing in common, which is that they fill us with joy. So here’s hoping you also get as much joy and information from this presentation as we had compiling it.

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Festivals- The World Over
Throughout the year, we humans seek a reason to celebrate. So in this edition we have
compiled a list of festivals which are celebrated around the world. Some of them are well
known while others might be relatively unknown. But all these festivals have one thing in
common, which is that they fill us with joy. So here’s hoping you also get as much joy and
information from this presentation as we had compiling it.
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Ati-Atihan Festival
Kalibo, Aklan, Philippines (Jan 10 to Jan 19)
History-
Ati-Atihan is a story of the friendship between the Ati tribe and the Malay tribe who
came to live in Kalibo in Aklan where the Ati tribe was settled. They started the song
and dance ritual to express their gratitude for each other. Spanish missionaries
gradually added a Christian meaning and made it a celebration in honor of the Santo
Niño (Infant Jesus).
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Venice Carnival
Venice, Italy (February 15-March 4)
HistoryCarnival of Venice started after the victory of the “Repubblica della Serenissima“ against the
Patriarch of Aquileia, Ulrico in the year 1162. In honour of this victory, people started to
dance and make reunions in San Marco Square. The Carnival starts around two weeks before
Ash Wednesday and ends on Shrove Tuesday (Fat Tuesday or Martedì Grasso), the day before
Ash Wednesday.
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Rio Carnival
Rio de Janerio, Brazil (Feb 28-March 4)
HistoryThe Carnival in Rio has a long rich history dating back to the early 1700's. It is a four day
celebration before lent when one is supposed to give up pleasures, such as resisting the
temptation to consume meat. The Carnival in Rio officially starts on the Saturday before
lent and ends on the Tuesday, or Fat Tuesday, before Ash Wednesday.
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Songkran Festival
Bangkok, Thailand (April 13-April 15)
HistoryThe roots of this festival are spiritual, with water dousing representing a purification ritual
to wash away evil spirits in anticipation of the Thai New Year. But now it has now become
an enormous countrywide water fight. Thais spend three brutally hot days soaking their
fellow citizens and everyone else in what amounts to the biggest party of the year.
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Thrissur Pooram
Kerala, India (May 8-May 10)
HistoryThrissur pooram is a 200 year old festival. Earlier “Arattupuzha pooram”, was the biggest temple
festival of Kerala. All the temples participating in Thrissur pooram and Kuttanellore pooram
were the regular participants of ”Arattupuzha pooram”. Once these temples got delayed for the
festival due to heavy rain and were denied entry to attend it. So Raja Rama Varma created this
festival in 1798 and invited temples in this Kerala region to the main temple in Thrissur to pay
respects to Shiva, the presiding deity.
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Haro Wine Festival
Haro, La Rioja, Spain(June 29)
HistoryHaro Wine festival is a Spanish fiesta which traces its history to a border dispute between
Haro and its neighbours in Miranda de Ebro. The king stepped in and ordered Haro to mark
its border with crimson banners every Saint Peter’s Day and the first Sunday of
each September. The observation of Saint Peter's Day broke down into a celebration some
400 years later, into a joyous wine sharing turned into a purple shower.
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Darwin Beer Can Regatta
Darwin, Australia (July 6)
HistoryThe first Beer Can Regatta started innocently as the brainchild of Lutz Frankenfeld and Paul
Rice-Chapman. At that time, Paul had a deal with Swan Breweries to stage a festival based on
water activities, and was investigating the idea of building rafts out of empty beer cans. Lutz
took this idea a step further and added an outboard motor to the vessel, and things grew
from there.
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La Tomatina
Bunol, Valencia, Spain (August 27)
HistoryOne popular theory is that disgruntled townspeople attacked city councilmen with tomatoes
during a town celebration. Whatever happened to begin the tradition, it was enjoyed so much
that it was repeated the next year, and the year after that, and so on. The holiday was banned
during the Spanish State period under Francisco Franco for having no religious significance, but
returned in the 1970s after his demise.
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Regata Storica
Venice(September 7)
HistoryA historical procession commemorates the welcome given to Caterina Cornaro, wife of the
King of Cyprus, in 1489 after she renounced her throne in favour of Venice. It is a procession
of 16th century style boats, with the famous Bucintoro, the boat representing the
Serenissima, at its head. Then comes the competition.
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The village Halloween Parade
New York (October 31)
HistoryThe Village Halloween Parade was founded in 1974 by Ralph Lee, a puppeteer. In 1974, Ralph
was working with the Theater for the New City and the performers decided to start a
Halloween parade as a means of celebrating Halloween via a mile long trek consisting of giant
puppets, masked performers and musicians-a flamboyant live-action public theater
performance that made the streets its stage.
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Loy krathong festival
Sukhothai, Thailand (Nov 5 to Nov 7)
HistoryLoy Krathong takes place on the full moon evening in November. It is an evening when Thais pay
respect to the goddess of the waters by floating candlelit offerings on any and all waterways
around the kingdom. People usually make a wish at the same time and some people believe that if
the candle remains burning until the krathong is out of sight then their wish will come true.
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Hogmanay
Edinburgh, Scotland (December 31)
HistoryFrom December 31st through January 1st, tradition sends many Scots to clean their
houses and settle debts, all in the name of getting a fresh start. Revelers sing New Year’s
song-poem Auld Lang Syne with arms linked. When night falls, however, the celebration is
in full swing with parades, performances and spectacular fireworks display all with a
Scottish twist.
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